dipper
See also: Dipper
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dipper (plural dippers)
- One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
- 1903, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, page 1189:
- A chocolate dipper dips the cream centers into warm chocolate by hand; when taken out the creams are shaped [...]
- 2001, Thermal Engineering (Tata McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN), page 472:
- When the engine runs the dipper dips in the oil once in every revolution of the crankshaft and the oil is splashed on the cylinder walls.
- 1903, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, page 1189:
- Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
- A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
- (UK, India) The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
- Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
- chicken dippers
- (slang) A pickpocket.
- (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
- (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
- (historical, informal, Christianity) A Baptist or Dunker.
Synonyms
- (pickpocket): see Thesaurus:pickpocket
Hyponyms
- (Cinclus): Cinclus cinclus (water ouzel)
Derived terms
- birds of the genus Cinclus
- white-throated dipper or European dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
- brown dipper, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
- American dipper, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
- white-capped dipper, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
- rufous-throated dipper, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
- cup-shaped vessel with a handle
Translations
one who, or that which, dips
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vessel
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